Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad | REACTION

[@ViewsFromThe502]

Okay well I definitely forgot that Ty said this song was a parody 😂 No excuses kids! - Nick

[@alhollywood6486]

It wasn't a parody. Danny decided to go left.

[@mikewatts867]

@@alhollywood6486 Danny always did parody. This song, Little Girls, Capitalism, others on the later albums. He was always left of center. Or somewhere on the spectrum that they haven’t yet identified 😂

[@johnmchugh8049]

@@alhollywood6486 capitalism is still a fire song , especially in 2023

[@BRudy19r]

As a 57 year old Gen X'er, I love seeing Millenials appreciate Oingo.

[@BNWOCHUD]

As a gen z'er we exist too

[@shafiqjan1474]

55 here, I love it too.

[@djspecialk1]

Singing along with all the lyrics still in my head, I was thinking the same thing😀

[@usualdosage7287]

​@@BNWOCHUDI don't think they're a big fan of us

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

THERE ARE DOZENS OF US! DOZENS!!!! and a hilarious amount of us are transgender men for some reason

[@jcortese3300]

This period in music history was the golden age of super-dark lyrics with super-upbeat music.

[@keitheckert9596]

Growing up in L.A., I saw Oingo many times. My favorite band. They brought out bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The shows were fire!!!

[@johnmchugh8049]

I moved to New York 2 weeks before the farewell concert - heartbreaking but I had nowhere to stay longer with my extremely limited resources 🤦🏼I sucked back then

[@KristinKanan]

Me too. And Fishbone. ☺️

[@DeltaElites]

I'm from San Gabriel and probably was at a few concerts with you! My buddy John Avila (also from San Gabriel) joined the band in 84 and I went to every home show from the Greek Theater that year with the Dead Man's Party tour to the Farewell show at the Universal in 94. I've even found myself front row during No One Lives Forever in the video they released. It was one hell of a decade of partying.

[@Rangerderp22]

I saw them at Red Rocks in Denver. So great!

[@Worthless-t8x]

You can definitely hear Boingo's influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[@glenskinner7655]

Gray Matter! Live version! Incredible marimba duet!

[@MarkTitus420]

I was a young teenager when Boingo first came out and they were HUGE in the Alternative scene but I somehow never really gave them a chance - I think because they had such a goofy name which at the time there were many, like Devo and B-52's,;.Kajagoogoo, I was TOO COOL. I was a dope. It took until very recently to rediscover Boingo and now they're my new favorite old band.

[@charlessalzman4377]

New Wave because it's hard to put them anywhere completely, rock, ska, punk, jazz, all have a place in their songs. Even country versions of their own songs. You guys should listen to more, I recommend "No One Lives Forever"

[@DanJackson1977]

"NO ONE LIVES FOREVER" is one of Oingo Boingo's best. Also, check out Danny's new Boingo-esque Solo stuff... theres a music video he did for a song called "Happy" which is freaky as hell. Also, you might wanna check out some live footage if him at Cochella this year... not only is he brilliant but hes the most jacked 60-something guy you've ever seen. Dude could pull your arms off.

[@charlessalzman4377]

No one lives forever takes great breath control during the last part. There's a long stretch with no break and earlier pauses are in odd places. It's one of my favorites.

[@texasmctexan4187]

“No one lives forever” is one of the best Halloween songs!

[@texasmctexan4187]

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[@burton528hz]

This. Check out the 95 halloween farewell show version. Actually any song at that Farwell show is amazing. It was like a 4 hour show.

[@lisaparker4688]

He's gonna be 70 next month! He's had a nice physique most of his adult life, but holy cow, NOW...🤪🫠💪🏋🏼‍♂️

[@patrickmolnar9000]

Huge Oingo Boingo fan here! I really recommend Just Another Day or Grey Matter!

[@hjermsted22]

Oingo Boingo is "dated but ahead of its time" because it's '80s new wave/ska interpreting pre-1940s Big Band music. Among Elfman's influences are Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington.

[@oregonhighroller5178]

Great fucking song!! Danny Elfman genius as fuck

[@davidryall-flanders6353]

Back in the '80's every college movie had Oingo Boingo or someone singing their songs. Love these guys!

[@lucasandrews578]

I was carefully searching for reaction videos of Oingo’s music, I wanted to see other people experience them for the first time like I did, and I couldn’t have found a better group! I loved this!

[@Worthless-t8x]

I think I'm going to go out and look for Boingo reaction videos, it's so much fun.

[@DeltaElites]

Although the rerelease of "Only A Lad" on the album with the same title, the song originally released in 1980 on their 4 song EP. I still have it in my collection and it was the one song that started my love of the group. FYI, they were not considered New Wave at the time as that was exclusively British groups and the "wave" of music that came from across the ocean. Boingo was considered "Alternative Rock" with touches of Ska and Punk in the beginning then going to more of a pop sound in their later years. My good friend John joined the band in 84 and I went to every concert from the Greek Theater Dead Man's Party tour until the Farewell concert at the Universal Amphitheater in 94. A very underrated but amazing group of musicians.

[@Enjoy_Nothing]

11:40 Danney Elfman did make the charlie and the chocolate factory OST and sang all the bits

[@robmiskell6656]

Saw Oingo Boingo at the Irvine Meadows Ampitheater in Irvine Ca in '83 when I lived in Costa Mesa. Great show!

[@xanajak]

Oingo Boingo was one of the great American bands of the '80s. One of the best bands ever.

[@weirdalofficialvevo]

if i could i would actually pay you to listen to the full only a lad album, i just discovered oingo boingo a couple of weeks ago and i already can say that they're one of my favorite bands ever, Danny Elfman is a genius

[@BNWOCHUD]

Be sure to check out the mystic knights and Oingo Boingo tapes

[@weirdalofficialvevo]

@@BNWOCHUD thanks, already did! still wish there would be at least some video recordings of them from their mystic knights days

[@alhollywood6486]

I remember vividly when my friend handed me the tape of Only A Lad in 1982 when I was 12. Changed my life!

[@weirdalofficialvevo]

@alhollywood6486 damn, that's cool. i wish i was alive back then to see them in person

[@mmart1nez]

You need to listen to No One Lives Forever and Grey Matter as well as just another day. Those are classics that need to go down in history along with Only a Lad and Dead Man’s Party.

[@sseltrek1a2b]

incredibly well constructed song...so much going on, so syncopated, and yet completely accessible...

[@elainevigil6128]

Pleasure watching you guys just having fun.

[@xanajak]

Only a Lad is just the tip of the fucking iceberg for ya laddies.

[@weezerang]

You want to hear Danny Elfman at his best and most challenging, listen to "GOODBYE, GOODBYE".

[@robh6903]

Absolutely the best band of all time!!! So them so many times growing up in So Cal in the 80s!

[@79BlackRose]

When I saw this come up, I remembered that Ty mentioned this band in the 20,000 subscriber video as a band that impressed him. So before watching this, I watched their reaction to Dead Man's Party! Hahaha! What a song! Such a pity Ryan wasn't there that day. But this was also great. I always enjoy the 502 reactions. Especially Ryan's little side to side shimmy with his neck when he loves the groove!

[@rahrah8969]

Actually the song refers to how people make excuses for kids who do bad things by saying "they are only a lad". Even though they are kids they need to be held responsible for their actions. Very relevant especially these days as some kids do really bad things and are protected because of their age.

[@scottjones758]

Just another day! Grey Matter instead of brain matter.

[@kfleetwood]

Excellent song, glad you guys found it fun. This was the 1st I heard from them in early ‘80s, fan since. I’ve seen them 3 times, in Royal Oak near Detroit. Some of their good songs: Grey Matter; Private Life, Stay, We Close Our Eyes, Not My Slave, No Spill Blood, Whole Day Off, Can’t See (Useless), Ain’t This The Life... and Dead Man’s Party. Their best album, to me is “Dark At The End Of The Tunnel” - every song is brilliant, but esp. Is This, Long Breakdown, Run Away, Skin.

[@andrewmiller218]

Love this reaction to a excellent song🙌🏼!

[@djspecialk1]

I was emotional watching the new kids enjoy a song from my favorite band from the 1980s for the first time.

[@joekuul8769]

Ah, nice! I still have my cassette of the album "Only a Lad," which I listened to for quite some time in my under-dash cassette player in 1983-84. Good times, for sure.

[@cynsabonorris1924]

thanks for the reaction guys. when I first heard this song it was at a dance and I was on crutches (broken leg) but I got up and danced around like crazy anyway I was so pumped. life-time Oingo Boingo fan ever since.

[@johnmchugh8049]

Funny how they don’t know boingo but they probably grew up watching every film scored by Danny

[@cosmocassidy420]

Boingo is amazing. I could easily list off about 30 song by them just as good . No one lives forever Grey matter Goodbye Insanity Wow didn't even try.

[@doreenarcher8543]

You guys are so fun to watch. You guys are so good at teaching people how to re-appreciate music.👍👍👍👍

[@kuzindwight950]

Boingo was mostly limited to the southwest from Southern California to Utah. They were "officially" New Wave but it doesn't capture their sound. They were New Wave Punk Ska Beach rock Check out "Mary" from their last album. Completely different sound, more melancholy, but it is a great song

[@bernadettekutch5240]

Absolutely love this song! Possibly my favorite Oingo Boingo song. Loved your reactions!! You boys are hilarious to watch 😆. I’d like to recommend a song with a similar topic (young man who’s parents are in denial as to his bad behavior) and also considered new wave. The song is No Thugs in Our House, by XTC. I believe it came out in 1982, and I remember a band actually playing it in the clubs and we danced to it (mostly jumping up and down - you’ll understand if you get to listen to it 😆). You may need to pull up lyrics because the band is English. Thanks again for your reaction today. I always enjoy watching you!💗💕

[@CutAndCount]

Oh you should definetly watch one of their live performances, especially the one where they perform at The Ritz. Great vid btw, absolutely loved it when you all bopped your heads in unison

[@beauqc5587]

You guys are endlessly entertainng! You crack me up!! Through you, I have been introduced to some very good music. Thank-you for everything you do. Special shout out to gorgeous NIck. Sigh.......

[@eukaryotic653]

I can’t stop watching this video. I love this song and your reaction to it throughout is fantastic. It seems like the song genuinely entertains y’all.

[@VANADIA]

New wave is totally fun. Oingo Boingo is my favorite band. Glad you guys dug it. We rocked out to this in High School driving down the highway with the car bouncing back and forth as we rocked out.

[@darrenvanderwilt1856]

This was the song usually played during boys fast skate at the roller-rink. My favorite Oingo Boingo song.

[@robinlowe2329]

Elfman also has a solo album which has Oingo Boingo as his backup.

[@mtrimm1]

Yep, they were great. "I Love Little Girls" is a real, um, experience as well. Heh...

[@hollysmith9979]

Late comment but hopefully you see this you guy's just started down a rabbit hole that you will love because Danny is a musical genius and they have a lot of great songs!!!! Chase that carrot boy's and enjoy❤

[@satiria613]

The “It’s not his fault that he can’t behave. Society’s made him go astray” part - that they comment sounds like Nightmare Before Christmas - IS the musical cousin of “Tender lumplings everywhere. Life’s no fun without a good scare” from “This is Halloween.”

[@Bowiepainter]

Boingo is life. ❤

[@MarkTitus420]

More bangers by Boingo: Grey Matter, Not my slave, Who do you want to be, Just another day, Home again, Dad man's Party, Private Life, stay..

[@cosmocassidy420]

When they did their last concert , this was the last song they performed together. It was tge last song and the last performance.

[@BestUsernameForMe]

Only a Lad is the theme of Dirty Harry set to music.

[@tparmenter]

They’ve got tons more. Grey Matter, Nothing bad ever happens to me, who do you want to be today? So many tasty musical nuggets!

[@heatherturner6955]

Fun beginning to end! All i can say is - LOVE the pure reaction and the fun you had! 😊❤🎉

[@garse70]

Everything Boingo has done is great! Seriously. But when UK paused the video, when Elfman comes in with his psycho Elvis…is epic! He knew! It was “FIRE!” I’ve seen this band multiple times in the 80’s. Their studio efforts are great but, nothing compared to their live performances. Have fun gentlemen.

[@williamweiss6128]

Farewell Tour Halloween 1995. Watch the whole thing. So good. Trust me. Seriously!!! For the uninitiated. Do it. Band is tight AF!!!

[@nicolejamieson35]

I was there for the last concerts - that album is one of the best. The video too.

[@mypl510]

Check out "Wild Sex in the Working Class" by Oingo Boingo

[@nicolejamieson35]

You guys need to listen to these: No One Lives Forever, Insanity (the best is from Farewell live concert) and I HIGHLY recommend Just Another Day - awesome music, all written by Danny Elfman. They were and still are popular in LA and Southern California.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

yep, love me some Boingo. got into them around 1989-90. great songs: PAIN, Just Another Day, Private Life, Insanity, and Goodbye. so many more great songs though.

[@robertmatthews2009]

The part that you guys said sounded like Queen actually sounds more like the barbershop quartet of statues in Disney's haunted House ride.

[@lindabeck9701]

Let's Take the Whole Day Off, Capitalism, and Nasty Habits... deep cuts but some of my all-time faves

[@lisadee.]

Oh my! This is the most exuberant fun I've seen you guys~you are a hoot! Dig this 👍 ❤

[@chrismalloy7960]

Well done guys!

[@robertcabuto3284]

The quartet part reminds me of the singing statue busts in the graveyard at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.

[@clintfrancispodcast]

Love your reactions. Boingo is amazing. Try "Grey Matter" for another amazing musical experience.

[@lucasxavier2955]

Conheci essa música no guitar hero, como tantas outras, e gosto muito dessa música, sou Brasileiro e amo rock.

[@carmensandiego7749]

Also if you know the actress Jenna Elfman, that's Danny's nephew's wife.

[@brucemarshall9521]

Dude reminds me of the singer from the Cars.

[@RobRoss]

I think this is my favorite Oingo Boingo song!!

[@RonRezendes]

Welcome to the new music of my high school years !! Thanks for the great reaction to one of my favorite bands! 56 years old and still rocking out! Looking for your Rage Against the Machine and Tool reactions !!

[@oregonhighroller5178]

Ohhh shit do, Nasty Habits!!

[@yournamehere6002]

Danny Elfman's Gratitude....that's a good one

[@athanatic]

The "law and order" side of early Boingo!

[@sclerodermasmarter2742]

You guys do know he's the Jack Skelingtons singing voice in from Nightmare Before Christmas ?

[@wpollock1]

This whole album is fire.....Danny Elfman was fantastic in concert. "Controller" and "What You See" are just two others from this album that are special .....Elfman made the Simpson's theme along with a bunch of others.

[@tedhennings4746]

You had to see their I’ve shows…. Incredible!!

[@deanm375]

You want weird Oingo Boingo? listen to "Violent Love " and "Little Girls".

[@danonly55]

If you guys ever want to clean your house in a hurry put any of their stuff on, you'll be done in no time. Saw them in 1981 at Disney land by accident. Went out and bought the album the very next day.

[@CWargh63]

"Private Life" "Cool City" (off the So Low album, which was supposedly a Danny Elfman solo album, was actually fully Oingo Boingo, but for contractual junk with the label) "Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me" There's too many to recommend. I had the advantage(?) of hearing the albums as they came out, slowly absorbing them over the years - if you just jump in now and chug their entire discography it might be hard to take...they are strong stuff.

[@johnmchugh8049]

So lo is brilliant

[@CWargh63]

@@johnmchugh8049 You are right, it's So-Lo... it's been a minute since I looked at actual physical media.

[@johnmchugh8049]

@@CWargh63 I might start hunting for first pressings of boingo vinyl , just like the way Star Wars guys are buying the old Kenner figures : I wonder which hobby is more expensive ?! 😂

[@CWargh63]

@@johnmchugh8049 I'm sure the vinyl is rarer, but the Kenner is more in demand.

[@johnmchugh8049]

@@CWargh63 if I could afford both I’d go for it and collect both

[@tiffanybarnes3852]

Danny Elfman composed almost every theatrical score Tim Burton movies 🎬 That and The Simpsons theme song. Fun fact

[@hollysmith9979]

Gotta play oingo boingo "no spill blood"...

[@AlanHoss-pb1bc]

They played Palos Verdes High school lunch breaks. South Bay Ca 80’s ❤️

[@BuccWylde]

I think you guys would like the band Electric Six. Notable tunes, I'm The Bomb, Lenny Kravitz, Down At Macdonaldzz, Broken Machine.

[@gazoinks]

XTC and DEVO had a love child ~ Oingo Boingo

[@crimsongameshitman]

Guys you should check out NO ONE LIVES FOREVER by Oingo Boingo. If you liked Dead mans party, you will absolutely enjoy this one. Its from the same album dead mans party

[@Ninanina-xw6cw]

Omg I LOVE this video! Your reactions are so pure and priceless 🤣I love it. Can you guys react to some of Boingo's other songs too? I'd really appreciate it and I'd love to see more reactions to their songs.

[@juleskauppila6118]

I just love when younger people think the stuff I like is "fire". Yay!

[@baknoll6609]

The last line is "I hope you fry."

[@visarr]

He didn't want to give Johnny a break; he wanted him to FRY!

[@oregonhighroller5178]

Love this reaction!!!! 😀 so good

[@notmyrealname1730]

This is my favorite band if all time. (Real fans just call them Boingo). I am not ashamed to say that I've seen them live 22 times. As good as they are in the studio, they are even better live. Do yourselves a favor and watch their farewell tour performance. It will blow you away. I think it's on youtube. Next up, give "Who Do You Want To Be" a listen. You won't be disappointed. By the way, the reason it's not as well known as y'all think it should be is because far too many people are biased against New Wave. It's a different sound an they are afraid it.

[@notmyrealname1730]

Really quick, the song isn't about kids making mistakes and need to be given a break. It's about kids' behavior gets worse because they are not held accountable.

[@tinabordelon2888]

I’ve seen them at least six times and met the whole band one night at Tipitinas in New Orleans. Backstage was calm and professional, like a bunch of old men getting off of work. Danny Elfman is very approachable, real nice man.

[@MustardSeedish]

You have me beat by about 17. You're a true blue fan. I'm seeing Danny Elfman at the Bowl tonight with my son.

[@notmyrealname1730]

​@@MustardSeedish how was the show? My guess is that it was awesome.

[@MustardSeedish]

@@notmyrealname1730 So much fun! Danny still has it, even at 69. He did a mixture of new stuff, his iconic scores, and a little OB. There were so many Gen X'ers like me with their kids. Good times.

[@burton528hz]

This was actually the last song they ever played together.

[@BumBiscuit]

Boingo had a pretty big following in their native Southern California, but somehow they never managed to expand beyond that, even after being featured in multiple well-known movies. Too far ahead of their time, I figure. Their first four albums are almost all killer, no filler. If I had to recommend just a few, I'd point you to Weird Science, Who Do You Want To Be, Nothing Bad Ever Happens, or Little Girls.

[@notmyrealname1730]

Boingo was huge in Salt Lake City. there were a few times when SLC was near the beginning of a tour and then do another show when they were wrapping up the tour.

[@xanajak]

If you grew up in '80s LA, Boingo owned the world.

[@kfleetwood]

I think they did expand beyond So. Cal. Huge fan base in Michigan, including me and my peers. Saw them a few times in Royal Oak near Detroit. Fan since their 1st E.P.

[@johnmchugh8049]

I’m finding out that they had a hood following in NY When I moved here in the 90s but they were still somewhat underground

[@Bingo_boingo]

Listen to “gratitude” in so-lo !!

[@davidryall-flanders6353]

Guy in the middle who didn't listen to the words and thought the song was about giving a young kid a break? The last lyrics were, "Hey there Johnny boy, I hope you fry!

[@barricadebilly]

Listen to Just Another Day live from the Ritz

[@yournamehere6002]

He was trying to say....stop feeling sorry for overly criminal types who manipulate the system by playing to people's empathy!

[@zedsded62]

You'll love Devo then...anything from their album 'are we not men? We are Devo'

[@ShawnBrown-x8c]

You need to listen to Little Girls. You guys crack me up and make me smile!😊😊

[@notanotherenigma7759]

Hi guys. I'm usually only here for the Al Stewart reactions, but I'm also a huge Oingo Boingo fan! They kind of remind me of the brilliant English band, XTC, but on steroids. The band was originally called The Knights Of Oingo Boingo, started by Steve Elfman (Danny's brother, and I believe father of Jenna Elfman from the TV show, Dhama and Greg). Danny writes the songs, but his guitarist, Steve Bartek (I'm sure if I've spelled that wrong, someone will correct me) arrange and wrote charts, not just for Oingo Boingo, but for the sound tracks Danny wrote too. This is not a good album... It is a fantastic album!! Two of my sister's say it is the perfect album to put on and do house work. We differ on this, I think is a great album to enjoy a few beers to.... O remember you guys doing Dead Man's Party, and let me tell you, there are a few more on this album you'd love (Nasty Habits for a start, but it is about masterbation... Lol), and there are a few more albums to glean from. No where as many as Al Stewart, but still lot to do. Thanks for brightening my day guys.

[@Ninanina-xw6cw]

Exactly. But two things... 1. Danny's brother is actually called Richard Rick) not Steve And 2. Adding to the meanings of songs, Elevator Man is about Bjs 👀 If you know, you know

[@Ninanina-xw6cw]

*The Mystic Knights Of the Oingo Boingo

[@notanotherenigma7759]

@@Ninanina-xw6cw , thanks for the corrections. And for that 'tasty' titbit about elevator man!!

[@charliewicker4602]

@@notanotherenigma7759 The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo appeared in Richard Elfman's film The Forbidden Zone.

[@hjermsted22]

Oingo Boingo's absolute best recording is the studio version of Reptiles and Samurai on the album Nothing to Fear. It will sound fantastic in your headphones. Play it loud. It's a harrowing tale of what is happening inside Danny Elfman's mind.

[@wpollock1]

You will love Nasty Habits! I cannot recommend that track from this album enough - it is better than this song and the lyrics are hilarious!